Animal Attracting System and Method

Abstract

An animal attracting system and method is disclosed. The animal attracting system includes a moveable decoy and a remote control activation device. The moveable decoy provides a substantially realistic, lifelike appearance of an animal, such as a deer, and provides capability to substantially mimic the natural body movements of the animal, such as a deer. The moveable decoy includes a first motor for moving a tail portion of the moveable decoy, a second motor for rotating the body portion of the moveable decoy about a fixed mounting point, a controller for communicating with the remote control activation device and for actuating the first and second motors, and a power source.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to and incorporates by reference U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 657,266 filed Jun. 8, 2012, entitled “Animal Attracting Device and Method,” the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The presently disclosed subject matter relates generally to animal decoys and more particularly to a moveable animal attracting system and method.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Typically it is common to utilize decoys as a hunting aid when hunting certain types of animals, such as deer, bear, and turkeys. However, the effectiveness of decoys is often limited due to limitations in emulating appearance and natural movements of wild animals. For example, deer communicate by using certain body movement, such as movement of the tail in a back and forth motion or flipping of the tail up and down (flagging). Most animal decoys have no, or very limited,...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]In one embodiment an animal attracting system is provided. The animal attracting system may include a moveable decoy, the moveable decoy may include a body portion having an inner chamber; a first moveable portion extending from one end of the body portion; a first motor coupled to the first moveable portion, and configured to move the moveable portion; a second motor coupled to the body portion and configured to move the body portion. The animal attracting system may further include a mounting system rotatably supporting the moveable decoy; and a remote control activation device, wherein the remote control activation device is preferably configured to actuate the first and second motors remotely. The mounting system may include a rod with a first end and a second end, the rod first end operably engaging with the second motor, the second motor configured to rotatably move the decoy upon actuation of the second motor, and wherein the rod second end is configured to engage a mounting surface. The animal first and second motors may be servo motors. The animal attracting device may further include at least one power source electrically connected to the first and second motors. The at least one power source may be a battery pack. The animal attracting device may further include at least one remote receiving/activation unit in communication with the first and second motors for actuation from a remote location. The rod may include a collapsible or a telescoping rod. The rod may be configured to engage the mounting surface such that the decoy does not contact the mounting surface. The first moveable portion may include a tail section.

Problems solved by technology

However, the effectiveness of decoys is often limited due to limitations in emulating appearance and natural movements of wild animals.

Most animal decoys have no, or very limited, ability to move and emulate an animal's natural body movement.

Therefore, such decoys do not always provide a realistic appearance since they are not capable of suitably emulating an animal's natural body movement and are often fix

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